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September 19, 2016

The city of Tempe has added about 2,000 tech jobs within the past year, and the city is moving forward with development of its first biomedical and technology campus on 18 acres of Tempe land near the Tempe Center for the Arts. Tempe mayor Mark Mitchell will fill us in on the boom of tech jobs in his city.

July 20, 2016

Phoenix has jumped nine spots to number 11 in the nation in a new report on tech talent. Kevin Calihan, senior vice president of advisory and transaction services for CBRE, the real estate research firm that put out the report, will tell us more.

December 9, 2015

It’s that time of the year, time to struggle over what to give loved ones for Christmas. Many of those gifts will be high tech. Psychologist Lisa Strohman, founder of the local Technology Wellness Center, one of the first organizations dedicated to addressing technology addiction and overuse, will discuss smart gift giving and how to choose the best age-appropriate toys and gifts.

November 20, 2014

The Arizona Technology Council has released its 2015 public policy guide, which is aimed at improving the business climate for the tech industry in our state. Steve Zylstra, president and CEO of the Arizona Technology Council and Greg Ensell, manager of government and public affairs for CCI-Southwest, will discuss the council’s new public policy guide.

June 17, 2014

The city of Mesa is looking to set up a high-tech corridor on land near the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and a factory owned by Apple Inc. Mesa City Councilman Scott Somers and Barry Broome, President and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, will discuss the proposal for a new high-tech corridor in Mesa.

May 14, 2014

Pollen-Tech is an Arizona State University-based company offering a spray that spreads pollen on plants. The idea came from an MBA student’s business plan. Pollen-Tech won a grant through ASU’s Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative and is based at ASU’s SkySong Innovation Center and the MAC6 manufacturing incubator in Tempe. David Wade, CEO of Pollen-Tech, will discuss his company’s product.

December 16, 2013

A new poll shows that high tech company leaders are worried about a lack of tech talent and the quality of education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Steven Zylstra, chair of the Technology Councils of North America, who conducted the survey, will talk about the results.

March 27, 2013

The legislature is considering a bill that would give insurance companies tax credits for high tech investments in Arizona. Steve Zylstra, President and CEO of the Arizona Technology Council, will discuss the bill.

March 6, 2013

This fall, ASU's College of Technology and Innovation will offer the only Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering in Arizona. This new program will help to accelerate and advance the transformation of the manufacturing industry in Arizona and nationwide. Ann McKenna of the College of Technology and Innovation will discuss the new degree.

October 17, 2012

ASU has opened its new Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building 4 (ISTB4). Sethuraman Panchanathan, Senior Vice President of ASU’s Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development, describes what this state-of-the-art research facility has to offer.

August 22, 2012

Tucson-area company Ridgetop has won two $1 million contracts from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop special computer chips hardened by radioactivity. The analog-to-digital signal processor chips will be used in particle accelerators. Doug Goodman, Ridgetop’s Founder and CEO, will discuss his company’s chips.

June 13, 2012

The largest flexible color display has been developed by researchers at Arizona State University’s Flexible Display Center. The director of the center, Nick Colaneri, will talk about the 7.4 inch display.

April 18, 2012

Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny talks about the potential economic impact of Intel’s new $5 billion fabrication facility that’s currently being built in his city and what Chandler has done to position itself as a leading manufacturing hub for the state’s high tech industry.

March 28, 2012

February 15, 2012

The Arizona SciTech Festival is underway, with over 200 events throughout the state. Scheduled for February 18th at Arizona State University is the Maker Faire, an event filled with student and community project demonstrations, do-it-yourself activities and workshops and the Duel in the Desert scrimmage for FIRST Robotics. Dr. Chell Roberts, Executive Dean of ASU College of Tech and Innovation, will discuss the Maker Faire.

September 14, 2011

The Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology is creating jobs for Arizona’s high tech industry. Russ Yelton, the organization’s president and CEO talks about NACET’S work and its recent expansion to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott.

November 9, 2010

We kick off a new series on the latest in the high-tech arena. The first “Arizona Technology and Innovation” segment looks at how researchers at the University of Arizona are working on capturing wasted heat energy and turning it into electricity using quantum effects. Researchers Charles Stafford and Justin Bergfield will explain the concept.

March 24, 2008

skySong, Arizona State University�s high-tech business center, officially opens this week. Julia Rosen, ASU Associate Vice President of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at SkySong, will tell us about the facility.

April 17, 2007

July 28, 2005

A new Intel Plant will be located in Chandler. The $3 Billion plant is expected to provide 1,000 new high paying jobs. Brian Matas of IC Insights, an integrated circuit market research company, will be on Horizon to talk about the new plant and the high tech industry in Arizona.